Minister of Children and Family Affairs

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Minister of Children and Family Affairs of Norway
Barne- og familieministeren
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Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (cropped).JPG
Incumbent
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad
since 22 January 2019
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs
Member of Council of State
Seat Oslo
Nominator Prime Minister
Appointer Monarch
with approval of Parliament
Term length No fixed length
Constituting instrument Constitution of Norway
Precursor Minister of the Interior
Formation1 August 1955
First holder Aase Bjerkholt
DeputyState secretaries at the Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Website Official website

The Minister of Children and Family Affairs (Norwegian : Barne- og familieministeren [1] ) is a Councilor of State and Chief of Norway's Ministry of Children and Family Affairs. Since 22 January 2019 the position has been held by Kjell Ingolf Ropstad of the Christian Democrats. [2] The ministry is responsible for policy and public operations related to children, youth and families as well as consumer rights. Major agencies subordinate to the ministry include the Consumer Council and the Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs. [3]

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The position was created as the Minister of Families and Consumer Affairs on 1 August 1955 as part of Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet. The Labour Party's Aase Bjerkholt as the inaugural minister. While at first a consultative minister, she received her own ministry on 21 December 1956. [4] Sixteen people from four parties have held the position. It has been a favored position of the Christian Democratic Party, who have held it in all center-right governments they have participated in except during the four weeks of Lyng's Cabinet, when it was held by Karen Grønn-Hagen of the Centre Party. The minister position was discontinued on 8 May 1972, when the portfolio was transferred to the Minister of Consumer Affairs and Government Administration. [5] The position was recreated under the original name on 16 October 1989 and occupied by Solveig Sollie of the Christian Democratic Party. [6] When her successor Matz Sandman of the Labour Party took over the following year, it was renamed the Minister of Children and Family Affairs. [7] With the appointment of Karita Bekkemellem (Labour) in 2005, the position changed name the Minister of Children and Equality, receiving responsibility for the government's anti-discrimination policies. She would be the first of six ministers during Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet, with the three last representing the Socialist Left Party. With these the position changed to its current name, but lost its responsibilities for kindergartens. [8]

The position has been dominated by females—the only males to hold the position were Matz Sandman (Labour, 1990–91), Audun Lysbakken (Socialist Left, 2009–12) and Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (Christian Democratic, 2019–). Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen (Labour) became the first non-white minister of Norway when she was appointed in 2007. [9] Both she and Lysbakken were forced to resign after issued related to cronyism. [10] Two people have held the position twice: Bjerkholdt and Karita Bekkemellem. With a tenure of ten years, Bjerkholdt has held the position the longest.

Key

The following lists the minister, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

   Centre Party
   Christian Democratic Party
   Labour Party
   Progress Party
   Socialist Left Party
   Conservative Party

Ministers

PhotoNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenureCabinetRef
61950 Aase Bjerkholt.jpg Aase Bjerkholt Labour 1 August 195528 August 19638 years, 27 days Gerhardsen III [4]
Blank.JPG Karen Grønn-Hagen Centre 28 August 196325 September 196328 days Lyng [11]
61950 Aase Bjerkholt.jpg Aase Bjerkholt Labour 25 September 196312 October 19652 years, 17 days Gerhardsen IV [12]
63989 Elsa Skjerven.jpg Elsa Skjerven Christian Democratic 12 October 196517 March 19715 years, 156 days Borten [13]
Blank.JPG Inger Louise Valle Labour 17 March 197118 October 19721 year, 215 days Bratteli I [5]
Blank.JPG Solveig Sollie Christian Democratic 16 October 19893 November 19901 year, 19 days Syse [6]
Blank.JPG Matz Sandman Labour 3 November 199015 November 19911 year, 12 days Brundtland III [7]
Grete Berget.jpg Grete Berget Labour 15 November 199125 October 19964 years, 345 days Brundtland III [7]
Norges halsominister Sylvia Brustad vid Nordiska Radets session i Oslo. 2007-10-31. Foto- Magnus Froderberg-norden.org.jpg Sylvia Brustad Labour 25 October 199617 October 1997357 days Jagland [14]
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland 2.jpg Valgerd Svarstad Haugland Christian Democratic 17 October 199717 March 20002 years, 152 days Bondevik I [15]
Karita Bekkemellem.jpg Karita Bekkemellem Labour 17 March 200019 October 20011 year, 216 days Stoltenberg I [16]
Laila Davoy.jpg Laila Dåvøy Christian Democratic 19 October 200117 October 20053 years, 363 days Bondevik II [17]
Karita Bekkemellem.jpg Karita Bekkemellem Labour 17 October 200518 October 20072 years, 1 day Stoltenberg II [8]
Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen.jpg Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen Labour 18 October 200715 February 2008120 days Stoltenberg II [8]
Norges kulturminister Anniken Huitfeldt under ett nordiskt kulturministermote vid Nordiska Radets session 2011 i Kopenhamn.jpg Anniken Huitfeldt Labour 29 February 200820 October 20091 year, 234 days Stoltenberg II [8]
Audun Lysbakken jamstalldhetsminister Norge.jpg Audun Lysbakken Socialist Left 20 October 20095 March 20122 years, 137 days Stoltenberg II [8]
Norges finansminister Kristin Halvorsen vid Nordiska Radets session i Helsingfors 2008-10-28 (1).jpg Kristin Halvorsen
(Acting)		 Socialist Left 5 March 201223 March 201218 days Stoltenberg II [8]
Inga Marte Thorkildsen crop.jpg Inga Marte Thorkildsen Socialist Left 23 March 201216 October 20131 year, 207 days Stoltenberg II [8]
Solveig Horne.JPG Solveig Horne Progress 16 October 201317 January 20184 years, 93 days Solberg [2]
Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland.jpg Linda Horstad Helleland Conservative 17 January 201822 January 20191 year, 5 days Solberg [2]
Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (cropped).JPG Kjell Ingolf Ropstad Christian Democratic 22 January 2019present1 year, 22 days Solberg [18]

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